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ÊEight Miles HighÊ documents the evolution of the folk-rock movement from mid-1966 through the end of the decade. This much-anticipated sequel to ÊTurn! Turn! Turn!Ê ä the acclaimed history of folk-rock's early years ä portrays the mutation of the genre into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane; the maturation of folk-rock composers in the singer-songwriter movement; the re-emergence of Bob Dylan and the creation of country-rock; the rise of folk-rock's first supergroup CSN&Y; the origination of British folk-rock; and the growing importance of major festivals from Newport to Woodstock. Based on firsthand interviews with such folk-rock visionaries as: Jorma Kaukonen Roger McGuinn Donovan Judy Collins Jim Messina Dan Hicks and dozens of others.

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Richie Unterberger is one of today's most prolific and respected writers on 20th century American popular music. Author of Turn! Turn! Turn!, Urban Spacemen, and Unknown Legends, he is a senior editor for allmusic.com, the Internet's largest database of artist bios and album reviews.

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